- Education programmeThe PhD programme is a nominal 4-year programme. The programme consists of writing a dissertation and completing 30 ECs in doctoral education. The doctoral training programme at the University of Twente enables candidates to develop basic and advanced research skills, acquire disciplinary knowledge and transition effectively into their future careers. The programme, described in Art. 10 and 14 of the Charter for Doctoral Candidates, applies to all PhD candidates regardless of their PhD category. It requires a minimum of 30 European Credits (ECs), comprising approximately 50% disciplinary skills and 50% generic skills. The plan must be documented in the Training and Supervision Plan (T&SP; Art. 13 of the Charter for Doctoral Candidates). Both courses and hands-on learning activities count towards ECs: 2.5 ECs are allocated to mandatory courses (Data management and the PhD introductory workshop which includes academic integrity). In addition, if a PhD candidate will be lecturing, the Taste of Teaching bootcamp or
- GraduationThe public defence of a PhD thesis and award of the title “doctor” is taking place under the mandate of the Doctorate Board (by Dutch law WHW art. 7.18 and 7.19) and the Doctoral Regulations of the University of Twente. A PhD dissertation reflects the work of, on average, four years of scientific research and training. UT recognises diverse forms and formats of dissertations, including those based on designs, publications, and books. It should be emphasised that the quality and not the quantity of the chapters should determine the assessment by the Graduation Committee. UT does not impose a minimum or a maximum number of chapters. For more details, we refer to the Doctoral Regulations mentioned above and the PhD Charter, particularly Article 4. Support office Doctorate Board / Graduation Phase The support office is the right place for questions and regulations concerning your Doctoral Defence, the publication of your PhD thesis or the verification of a PhD Diploma/Certificate. Mariska Buurman / Astrid Scholtens-Hofenk